Jaipur: The Central Zone Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) disposed of a petition seeking a comprehensive state policy for the identification and eradication of Prosopis Juliflora (commonly known as angrezi babool) in Rajasthan, holding that such directions fall within the domain of the govt and not the tribunal.The application, filed by Shaukat Khan Kayamkhani,…
Udaipur: On the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, Gayatri Seva Sansthan (GSS), an NGO dedicated to child rights protection, in coordination with the district administration, prevented 13 child marriages scheduled across Rajasthan. Of these, nine cases were stopped in Udaipur, two in Pratapgarh and two in Sikar.Yashoda Paniya, acting chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC),…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Housing Board has begun widening Ganga Marg, the sole access road to Khatipura railway station, after the Indian Railways announced plans to increase train operations from the station.RHB officials said the stretch from CBI Phatak to the station is being widened to 200 feet, with only a portion posing problems due to encroachment…
Jaipur: A 12-year-old girl from Madhya Pradesh, who suffered nearly 70% burns after coming in contact with a high-tension power line, is in critical condition at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital, prompting renewed calls from health activists to amend Rajasthan’s policy on free treatment for out-of-state patients. Hospital authorities Tuesday said the girl is being…
Jaipur: As part of its ongoing crackdown on illegal arms trafficking, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) and Pratapgarh police Tuesday arrested a key arms supplier, Praveen Verma alias ‘Uncle’, on a production warrant from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.Verma, a native of Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh, is allegedly responsible for supplying a cache of prohibited weapons…
